Kiron 28-105 f3.2-4.5 surrender

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1746

Back story briefly:

I have been seeking a copy of this lens in m42 for over a year with no success whatsoever, and I've grown tired of the chase.

So today, following yet another failure:

Have decided to surrender and throw myself on the mercy of this forum in hope of learning the answer to a rather straightforward question:

Does the subject lens even exist in m42? Do you own, or have you actually seen, a copy in m42?

My best knowledge and understanding is that the Kiron 28-105 was manufactured in a variety of FIXED (only) mounts. Whether that variety includes m42 is what I'm hoping to learn. Because if there is one out there, I've not been able to locate it. Sad

Oldhand · Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 11:47 am Post subject:

You may be right.
I have the Nikon AI and have seen FD, Minolta, CY and IIRC Konica AR (? not sure of that one) but definitely PK.
Maybe the lens post dates the popularity of M42 and the PK mount may suggest that.
Let's wait an see if someone has one in M42.
Interesting
OH

PS - come to think of it, I haven't seen a Kiron 28-85 in M42 either. Confused

quidam · Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 223 Location: Belgium

Only Nikon, Pentax, Minolta, Olympus ,Konica and Yashica/Contax mount, but not M42. Cfr. http://boggys.myzen.co.uk/pdfmaster/Kiron%2028-105%20f3.2-4.5%20Instructions%20400dpi%20Eng.pdf

Oldhand · Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 12:36 pm Post subject:

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1746

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the assist . . . . which I obviously needed.

So I've been chasing the proverbial "wild goose" and I qualify as an idiot.

Thankfully not too often; but from time to time I find myself in this situation where something seemingly obvious is nevertheless awry. Apparently this model post-dates m42. Thing is, a number of camera brands used m42 . . not just Pentax. I'd have thought Kiron would have made an m42 version available; bad assumption.

I wonder which of the available mounts if any, can be converted, and is easiest to convert, to m42. I guess that's a question for another thread. Maybe I should try to locate a copy of this Kiron in PK. PK lenses, with a bit of modification, are "sort of" mountable onto my Sigma SD14 camera body. I guess PK would be better than nothing.

Drack · Joined: 27 Feb 2011 Posts: 735 Location: Lithuania

I have this lens in the OM mount and I can let it go easily. It`s in near mint condition. PM your offer and I thing we could work something out.

kansalliskala · Expire: 2016-12-30

or it is just too big for m42 - and then it can't be converted

kansalliskala · Expire: 2016-12-30

guardian · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1746

Oldhand · Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 12:06 pm Post subject: